This weekend marked the Jewish festival of Purim. It commemorates Queen Esther, who managed to save the lives of the Persian Jews who were to be massacred by the wicked noble Haman. By begging for their lives, the Queen put herself at great risk. The King, who didn’t know she was Jewish herself, was moved by her pleas. He ordered Haman to be executed and the Jews were saved. Purim is a festival …
New York is buzzing. The recession is over, the streets are thronged with people, the tills in the shops are ringing and the restaurants are packed. When I was there last week, the city that never …
I am in New York for a few days on a trip that is part business and part pleasure. And I have a feeling that despite the time difference all the emails flying between me and some of the lawyers in my …
From my latest Solicitors Journal column “Family Business”, 22/02/2011. Divorced from reality Fresh from an Oxbridge eye-opener, Marilyn Stowe wonders how stuck in the past the future will be. It is one of the perks of our chosen field that no …
Lord Byron, who wrote those famous words, discovered that a woman’s revenge can be lifelong. He became caught up in what is nowadays a recognised psychological and social model: The Drama …
I am a lifelong soap devotee and, as regular readers will know, an erstwhile adviser to two of them (Coronation Street and The Archers). However I could watch only a few minutes of Eastenders’ controversial new storyline before switching off. At the time of writing there have been more than 8,000 complaints about this storyline, in which a newborn baby dies of a cot death. In her traumatised …
New Year's Day 2011: my husband makes a miraculous recovery “How about a bottle of your Montagny Premiere Cru?” asked my husband in his best courtroom voice. We were having lunch in Scott’s Restaurant in London on New Year’s Day. It’s a smart restaurant just off Park Lane and a perfect place in which to splash out and toast the New Year. Or should I say, it’s a perfect place …
In my work I often come across people who are ready to blame anything and everyone for their own failures, faults and unhappiness. They walk around under a cloud and seriously wonder why positive …
A comment on my recent post concerning William and Kate’s engagement described me as a “bit of a romantic at heart”. That set me thinking and I thought I’d try to explain why in this …
If you are wondering who Howard Donald is and why he is so lucky, then let me explain… Howard Donald is a member of Take That, one of the most successful boy bands ever. The group was formed …
There is a fascinating ITV programme that airs late on a Monday night called Surgery School. It follows real-life junior doctors who are training to be surgeons and previously the only impact it had …
As always the week of Jewish New Year culminates with Yom Kippur. And the Day of Atonement is one of the few times for reflection in my busy life. It is the week of the year when I make myself stop, take stock and think. No-one could describe me as a religiously observant person, but despite that there is something about this holy week that always makes me pause for thought. This week of the …
Why I think grandparents’ legal rights are fit for purpose by guest blogger David Milburn
Q&A on finances and divorce with Marilyn Stowe – Wednesday February 8th
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Marathon woman (From Solicitors Journal)
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